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US nuclear expert: Iran's nuclear clock ticking
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 24.08.10, 00:42
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1. Gary Milhollin Iraq WMD false alarms
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (08.24.10)
..."Gary Milhollin had accused Hans Blix, chief weapons inspector in Iraq, of being "timid"[4] and "irrelevant"[5] for failing to locate weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The U.S.-led Iraq Survey Group later concluded that Iraq had ended its WMD programs in 1991 and had no active programs at the time of the U.S.-led invasion.[6] Blix later criticised American "impatience" to go to war and suggested Washington had little interest in peaceful disarmament from the outset.[7]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Milhollin
2. World leaders never learn !
Jaacov Baumann   (08.24.10)
World leaders are repeating the errors which led to WW2 ! They failed to stop the raising Nazi monster - today they fail to stop the iranian monster Ahmadinejad & Co ! Israel - HE who watches over you never sleeps !
3. Obama, eh?
Jonathan   (08.24.10)
Selling Israel ? A big mistake. Time will tell.
4. What's a warning without action?
Samuel Prime ,   Canada   (08.24.10)
I think we had way more than just warnings in the last 10 years with Iran's dangerous nuclear directions. It is about time, soon, that we should take serious steps to stop them. And by 'we' I mean at least Israel and, if possible (but doubtful) the US. In the meantime, the rest of the world (esp. the UN) is asleep on this issue, until it gets out of hand and becomes more unstable.
5. The good professor has an agenda.
Persian CAT   (08.24.10)
He belongs to a group of neo-cons whose sole task is to misinform the public at large so that his funders can have their war. That's all. Israelis beware!
6. ""This is not an argument for bombing Iran..."
Persian CAT ,   USA   (08.24.10)
When someone says, "it's not about sex or moeny", it's about both.
7. It's not just the Obama admin which makes those claims
Peter ,   Vienna-Austria   (08.24.10)
Even people like SarahB think iran isn't anywhere close to a bomb and continuously make fun of the regime in tehran. Arrogance has no limits!!!
8. Make up your mind for god's sake:
Peter ,   Vienna-Austria   (08.24.10)
Either they are close to the bomb (and probably have a few devices ready) or they pose no threat at all. This daily coverage of iran in israeli media is getting a bit tiresome.
9. Now its easy for President Obama to undermine Israel
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (08.24.10)
Just sit and lie about our enemies nuclear weapons capabilities, all the while forcing Israel to give away its defensible borders.
10. The USA strategic nuclear self-deception.
lily   (08.24.10)
Nuclear weapons, while useful, are not essential to the Iranian strategy against Israel, which is based on Hezbollah, Hamas, and Syria (with its massive stockpile of non-nuclear missiles, some of them with chemical and biological warheads).NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE ESSENTIAL, HOWEVER, FOR THE STRATEGY AGAINST THE US AND THE WEST. And this explains the willingness of the Iranian regime to expend huge sums of money — to the detriment of its population — as well as expose itself to the possibility of military attack from a cornered Israel. Unfortunately, the US is behaving toward Iran very much as it behaved toward Hitler’s Germany in the late 1930’s, pretending that, after all, the worst that can happen is that somebody else will be hurt. Nuclearization of Iran must be understood in the context of the Islamic Revolution as explained at : http://xrl.us/bejbft
11. HOW TO PREVENT THE IRAN NUCLEAR SITES FROM BEING BOMBED?
PEACE LOVER   (08.24.10)
SUGGESTION TO AHMEDINIJAD : RESETTLE ALL THE IRANIAN JEWS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE NUCLEAR SITES.
12. Iran does/doesn't..... who cares?
tiki ,   belgium   (08.24.10)
Don't wait for Obama to get strong answers/actions/solutions, DON't bother him now with politics, US deficits, unemployment, NY Muslim 'cultural centers, Iranian nuclear bombs, and other nuicenses, (IL building freeze is something else, that's URGENT)! The man, LEADER of the 'free world is on the 'campaign trail, very busy inventing 'new strategies for HIMSELF delivering some new BS speeches for the November elections. Iran going nuclear? who cares!
13. USA has created Iran as enemy
Epic Fail ,   Germany   (08.24.10)
What Iranians learned form the past history: The CIA destroyed their democratic government. They got the cruesome Shah/SAVAK regime and later the Mullahs. The US used Saddam and Iraq to make a terrible war against Iran including the use of chemical weapons and nobody in the West had a problem with that. Later as Saddam got out of control from the puppet master and was not longer usefull the US used two wars to destroy the whole Iraq and turn it into chaos.So what would you do as leader to protect your country from US invasion and keep independence from western interests - build nuclear weapons. The nuclear weapons are an insurance against an US invasion, thats all.
14. #1 Steve, get informed.
ben Ish   (08.24.10)
Starting with 500 tons of yellow cake uranium in Iraq.
15. #7 - not me.
ben Ish   (08.24.10)
I have been posting the same estimates since 2005. Dr. Milhollin is just another in a long line of corroborative experts that support my numbers. I don't know what his information is on the HEU, as I haven't seen this from any other source. The 3 weapon count is reasonable, but on the high side of estimation, imo. He also confirms what I have said about both time frames. Iran is definitely crossing the rubric at this time. They will definitely have nukes in 2014, and possibly even before Sukkot this year.
16. NR 10.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (08.24.10)
I THINK YOU ERR HERE - Nuclear weapons, while useful, are not essential to the Iranian strategy against Israel, YES IT IS - YOU MIX - STRATEGY, THE MAIN PLAN, WITH - TACTIC - THE SMALLER PLANS BELOWE - which is based on Hezbollah, Hamas, and Syria (with its massive stockpile of non-nuclear missiles, some of them with chemical and biological warheads). NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE ESSENTIAL, HOWEVER, FOR THE STRATEGY AGAINST THE US AND THE WEST. - IRAN WILL NEVER ALONE COME FOR ISRAEL WITHOUT NUCES, (OR, PROTECTED BY OTHER NUCLEAR POWERS, (EZEKIEL CHAP 38-39). IF ALONE, IRAN NEED THE NUCES FOR DETERENCE, SO AS NOT TO BE NUCED TO DEFEAT AND SUBMISSION HERSELF.. BUT YES, THE NUCES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR IRAN AGAINST ALL OTHERES AS WELL, AS ABOVE. THE WEST IS TOTALY WRONG ABOUT IRANS MOTIVES WHICH ARE RELIGIOUS ONES. TO GET RID OF IRANS INTENTIONS, TO COME FOR ISRAEL, YOU HAVE TO DESTROY SHIA-ISLAM ITSELF. ONLY GOD CAN DO THAT. SO REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN WILL ACHIEVE AND ACCOMPLISH NOTHING, REGARDING IRANS RELIGIOUS INTENTIONS. IF THE US WILL NOT CHANGE ITS STANCE WERY QUICKLY, AND GO FOR THE MILITARY STRIKE, ISRAEL HAS TO DO IT HERSEL. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Arn.
17. NR 11.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (08.24.10)
THIS WILL NOT STOP A MILITARY STRIKE !!!. ARE ALL PEACE-LOVERS SELFDECEIVED, USEFUL FOOLS AND IDIOTS ???. Arn.
18. NR 13.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (08.24.10)
YOU ERR - IRANS STANCE ARE RELIGIOUS MOTIVATED, FOR WAR AGAINST ISRAEL, AND WHAT ISRAEL STANDS FOR. THE US ONLY HAPPENSE TO COME IN BETWEEN, BECAUSE OF THE IDEOLOGICAL LEGACY OF THE US, AS A SO CALLED CHRISTIAN NATION UNDER GOD, EVEN THOUGH SHE IS FALLEN ASTRAY TO HER DEMIGOD THE DOLLAR. IRANS INTENTIONS ARE REVALED 2500 YEARS AGO - EZEKIEL CHAPTER 38-39., IN THE BIBLE, Arn.
19. NR 8.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (08.24.10)
FOR GODS SAKE - ??? - WHICH GOD - ??? - THE VIENNA- AUSTRIAN GOD . ???. Arn.
20. To #11 ("PEACE LOVER")
Samuel Prime ,   Canada   (08.24.10)
Your suggestion is easy to counter: Israel could instead target major Iranian government sites.
21. Ahhh....that ticking clock....Is it the rolex?
John ,   USA   (08.24.10)
It's been ticking and the US can't do a damn thing about it...As a matter of fact,the US is struggling to hold Iraq and Afghanistan with an economy running on empty.Only God knows how they're still surviving...Boy the money printing machine must be running overtime...Nuclear Iran has become a reality and the US has accepted it..It's high time Israel follow suit...
22. Not all as it seems....
Mr Green ,   Manchester   (08.24.10)
The rate and costs at which Irans Military is rearming is staggering Nothing it seems can stop this mad rush to Military build up - whatever the cost Ah MAD inejads stance is based very much on his hero Hitler. Even his recent statements read like a comical copy of Hitler - Irans Global Power, Irans new 1000 Year Empire ...and meanwhile Iran slowly goes bankrupt And what is Ah MAD inejads going to be using these arms for? To attack the US, Israel, India, Russia, Western Europe, the Emirates....Does he not think they will retaliate? Or are these weapons just going to be there to satisfy his lust for arms?
23. #20 No worries mate
Peter ,   Vienna-Austria   (08.24.10)
Iran could in return make life a living hell for jews inside iran and those living in Europe and elsewhere. Remember Argentina??
24. NR 23.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (08.24.10)
COMES THIS FROM THE VIENNA-GOD ???. Arn.
25. #13. Epic Fail - Thank you for the history lesson..
Mr Green ,   Manchester   (08.24.10)
And making up the facts as you go along? Small matter of Saddams invasion of Kuwait for example? The US did not unilaterally invade Iraq - it was to free Kuwait The US did not trigger the Iraq Iran war. This was Saddams reaction to Iranian to plotting agasinst the Saddam regime Ah MAD inejad creates this sense of seige and victimisation by the world simply to hold on to power (And clearly you fall for it) Rest assured however rosy and angelic you would like to portray Ah MAD inejad most Iranians see him as a mad despot toying with Irans security and wellbeing for his own grandisment
26. Benassi needs a reality check about wikipedia
Christopher ,   Boston, MASS   (08.24.10)
The info in wikipedia is far from authoritative. The only guidelines is that it not be openly offensive which is impossible to monitor. The "facts" posted are opinions input by the millions of registrants. In fact, wikipedia is much like a global "talk back" - Perhaps you should seek out REAL facts before acknowledging your ignorance.
27. YES,OF COURSE IT IS TICKING
MAHMOOD ,   LONDO-UK   (08.24.10)
But not to manufacture the bomb but having ability to do so if the need arises.Now, you ask yourselves the question.......'Are we literally forcing Iran to Nuclearise itself??'The answer may be 'YES' with the hype you are creating in the media.
28. To #23
Samuel Prime ,   Canada   (08.24.10)
And in return Israel has many more ways of making hell for Iranians if it wanted to --- and it could even help the opposition green movement take advantage to overthrow their tyrannt. Take that!
29. SAMUEL AT HIS BEST...............#28
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (08.25.10)
By suggesting that had Israel wanted,it could create hell for Iran.Well,Mr Prime,are you trying to tell us that upto now Israel has been sitting on the fence watching the show?You are joke indeed and seem to be lost in the wilderness of Canadian forest.
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